Cisco Networking Academy Program

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Cisco Networking Academy Program

Elli Takagaki

International Partnerships Manager

Cisco Systems Inc.

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Customer Focus

“"

The two great equalizers in

life are the Internet and

education.”

John Chambers

President and CEO

“"

The two great

equalizers

in

life are the Internet and

education.”

John Chambers

President and CEO

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History of the Networking Academy program

• Created as a solution for schools installing

networks

Problem:

Schools lacked financial and human

resources to manage networks

Solution:

Cisco develops curriculum to train

teachers, staff, and students to wire and maintain

networks in their schools

• August 1997

: Cisco Networking Academy Program

launched in the United States with

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Countries Worldwide:

160 Countries Worldwide:

160 Academies Worldwide

10,000+

Academies Worldwide

10,000+

Enrollments Since 8/97

1,235,449

Enrollments Since 8/97

1,235,449

Instructors Worldwide:

24,000+

Instructors Worldwide:

24,000+

Total Online Exams

(since 11/99)

31,000,000+

Total Online Exams

(since 11/99)

31,000,000+

Most Exams in a single day (12/1/03)

58,751

Most Exams in a single day (12/1/03)

58,751

Cisco Networking Academy Program (Oct 2004)

As of Oct 04

Languages:

9

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China

• 198 Academies

• 20,924 students

• 23,297 graduates

Asia Pacific

(incl. Japan)

• 1,264 Academies

• 27 countries

• 109,489 students

• 59,338 graduates

Korea

• 95 Academies

• 4,835 students

• 2,205 graduates

Japan

• 177 Academies

• 6,785 students

• 3,536 graduates

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Cisco Networking Academies in China:

• South China University of Technology, Guangzhou (CATC)

• University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu (CATC)

• Tsinghua University, Beijing (CATC)

• Beijing University of Posts and

Telecommunications, Beijing (CATC)

• Fudan University, Shanghai (RA)

• Southeast University, Nanjing (RA)

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan (RA)

• Xian Jiaotong University, Xian (RA)

• China Women’s College, Beijing (LA)

• Tianjin Yaohua High School, Tianjin (LA)

Legend:

CATC: Cisco Academy Training Center RA: Regional Academy

LA: Local Academy

China

Total Academies in China: 198 Total Students: 20,924

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“ I think that women serve an important role in sharing IT knowledge and

empowerment. Women are natural-born ‘broadcasters’; they are more inclined to share their experiences with others.

Going through the Academy curriculum has been a life-changing experience and a real eye-opener to what can be achieved with Internet technologies, which I am really anxious to share with others for the development of communications in China.”

Women in IT

Shirley Guo 20 years old Academy Graduate

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Cisco Networking Academies in Korea:

• Dongguk University, Seoul (CATC)

• Kyung Hee University, Yougin-si (CATC)

• Homam University, Kwang Ju (RA)

• WooSong University, Dong-Gu (RA)

• Taegu University, Kyungsan (RA)

• Yuhan College, Puchon City (RA)

• Busan Women’s College, Busan (LA)

• Kumi College, Kumi (LA)

• Deojeon Dong-Ah Technical High School, Daejeon (LA)

• Korea Aviation Polytechnic College, Sachon (LA)

Republic of Korea

Total Academies in Korea: 95 Total Students: 4,835

Female Enrolment: 34.17%

Legend:

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Cisco Networking Academies in Japan:

• Okinawa University, Okinawa (RA)

• Reitaku University, Chiba (RA)

• Waseda University Media Network Center, Tokyo (RA)

• Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima (RA)

• Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo (RA)

• Aso Business Computer College, Fukuoka (RA)

• Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto (LA)

• Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Tokyo (LA)

• Kyoto Kogyo Senior High School, Kyoto (LA)

• Umi Commercial High School, Fukuoka (LA)

Japan

Total Academies in Japan: 177 Total Students: 6,795

Female Enrolment: 22.1%

Legend:

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CCNA Curriculum

Cisco Certified Network Associate

• CCNA® 1: Networking basics

Focus on OSI model and industry standards Basic network design, network

topologies and IP addressing • CCNA 2: Routers and

routing basics

Beginning router configurations Routed and routing protocols

• CCNA 3: Switching basics and intermediate routing

LAN switching theory and VLANs

Advanced LAN and LAN switched designs Threaded case studies (TCS)

• CCNA 4: WAN technologies

WAN theory and design

WAN technology, PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN National SCANs Skills

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Academy Program Curriculum

• CCNA – Networking

• CCNP – Networking

• Fundamentals of Wireless LANs

• Fundamentals of Network Security

• HP IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software

• HP IT Essentials II: Network Operating Systems

• Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials

• Fundamentals of UNIX

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How Does the Networking Academy

Program Benefit Women?

Provides Access

to Cutting-Edge IT

Skills and

Industry-Standard Certification

Leads to

Unprecedented

Career

Opportunities

Allows Women to Contribute

to the Development of

the IT Sector in their

Community and Country

Women’s Increased

Participation in the IT

Workforce Contributes

to their Own Economic

Development

Offers Time

Independent Study

and Personalized

Training

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Gender Initiative –CLI/Cisco

Mainstreaming Gender into the Academy Program

• Institutionalizing Gender Mainstreaming – 30%

• Research since 1999

• Best Practices—recruitment and retention strategies

• Country assessment

• Data collection and analysis

• Gender module

• Establish critical mass of female role models, students, and

instructors

• Gender marketing materials

• Targeted gender projects

in more than 20 countries

• Building a gender eco-system

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The Gender Module

Gender mainstreamed into the Cisco Networking Academy

Program from the beginning:

THE GENDER MODULE

http://cisco.netacad-currdev.net/gender

(in Academy Start Guides, accessible to all instructors

through the Academy Connection)

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Model public-private partnerships

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) • Peace Corps

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

• United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

• United Nations Relief and Works

Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

(UNRWA)

• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

• US Agency for International Development (USAID)

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Least Developed Countries Initiative—

“A Call for Action” -

UNDP, UNV, USAID

*Data from Sept. 20, 2002 Results to Date:

40 LDCs + 10 non-LDCs in Africa

174 Academies

600 Instructors trained in Africa, Asia, Arab States

8,069 Continuing CCNA Students as of Oct 2004 (32.7% female)

3191 Graduates

GENDER INITIATIVE: 50/30, Mainstreaming gender beyond 30% female student enrollment

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Employers at a Glance: LDCI-Asia:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ApacheNet Solutions Bajra Net (ISP)

Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board BELTRONIX

China Telecom Gui Zhou Branch Grameen Phone Ltd

Jubilant Computer NetNeuron.Com

Proshika computer Systems Shantigriha Computer School Training Institute for Technical

Instruction (TITI) (Nepal) Unicol System

Via Net Communication Worldlink Communication

GOVERNMENT

Bangladesh Defense

Bangladesh Power Development Board

Bhutan Royal Planning Commission DFID Prime Minister Office - Nepal Dhaka Electric Supply Authority National University of Samoa Nepalese Election Commission Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan National College of Engineering -Nepal

Samoa Health Department Samoa Treasury Department Samoa Waters Authority Tribhuvan International Airport

PRIVATE SECTOR

Agni Systems Ltd. Bank of Ceylon Beximco Textiles Ltd. Biman Banlgadesh Airlines Development Bank of Samoa Genasia

Himalayan Brewery Nabil Bank

Nepal Oil Corporation Philips Company Polynesian Airlines

Standard Chartered Bank Katmandu Sun Cellular

Trend Micro Unicol System United Insurance

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Gender in the LDC Initiative

< 15%

15% - 30%

> 45%

30% - 45%

LDC Initiative Female %

•Global: 32.7%

•Africa: 31.0%

•Asia: 39.9%

Other Regional Gender % (Networking Academies):

Australia: 11.0%

EU: 9.9%

Japan: 22.1%

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Targeted Gender Projects Across the Globe

Afghanistan Afghanistan Algeria* Algeria* Bangladesh* Bangladesh* Benin Benin Cameroon Cameroon Chad Chad China China Costa Rica** Costa Rica**

Dem. Republic of Congo

Ethiopia Ethiopia India** India**

Jordan

Kenya

Madagascar

Mauritania

Mexico

Mongolia*

Morocco*

Mozambique

Nepal*

Romania**

Rwanda

Senegal

South Africa

Sri Lanka*

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia*

Uganda**

Ukraine

United States

Targeted Gender Projects and Targeted Female Enrollment:

* Women in Technology: Cisco Networking Academy Scholarship

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Women in Technology

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

• Mongolia

• Sri Lanka

• Algeria

• Morocco

• Tunisia

USAID provided $350K in scholarships for

500 women in 7 countries

Administered by

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Ahsanullah Univ. of Science and Technology (AUST)

WIT Orientation Day

Women in Technology

Mongolian Univ. of Science and Technology

WIT Orientation Day

Bangladesh : Overall 26.8%

Female enrollment

Mongolia:Overall 44.9%

Female enrollment

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IMPACT - Afghanistan

• 3 Academies Established • Kabul University

• Min. of Women’s Affairs

• Telecommunication Training Center

• 432 Students Currently Enrolled

• 14 Graduates

• 2 Female Instructors - former Academy Students at Kabul Univ.

• Partners: Min. of Women’s Affairs Min of Communication, UNDP,USAID and ITU,CCP

Afghanistan:

Overall 30.8% Female Enrollment

Phase II; USAID provide US$1M for expansion of Academy Program

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Targeted Gender Project: India

• 7 all-female, 1 co-ed

Academies established

• 502 students

nearly 50% of female student

population

• Job cells: Banasthali &

Rajguru

• 60 CCNA exam vouchers

disbursed to Banasthali grads,

add’l available

• Equipment donation: Cisco

• Partner support: CLI, ITU &

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World Bank – Cisco

• Thailand:

World Bank’s Development Marketplace Innovation Day Competition

Academy Program – chosen as Winner for efforts in Rural Thailand

• Philippines

Cisco partnered with the Bank’s Business Partners for

Development (BPD) program to develop and expand career opportunities for underserved students around the world.

Academy Program chosen as a model for the BPD partnership under the Global Partnership for Youth Development framework.